Great story - leaves you wondering until the end! Then a surprise!
Fleeing an arranged New York society marriage,headstrong heiress Sharisse Hammond heads west-never intending to honor her agreement to become a rugged Arizona rancher's mail-order bride.
this book makes me want to think about being a mail order bride. If they were all like Lucas, and I were like Sharisse, I'd have a happy ending. Sharisse travels to Arizona territory to escape an unwanted marriage, but doesn't intend to become the mail order bride Lucas expects. Both change their minds.
Excellent story with a twist at the end. Hard to put down! It keeps you guessing.
Great book. Short chapters make easy stopping points, but you won't want to put it down. The front cover shows the side view of a naked man, but the cover easily slips off. I hid the cover so my kids wouldn't see. Despite the cover, the book is not too steamy. A good, easy read with surprising twists.
classic Lindsey. One Of my keepers. My cover is the orginal cover not this one shown.
**From the back cover** Headstrong heiress sharisse Hammond wants no part of the New york society marriage that has been arranged ofr her. So she heads west across a vast and dangerous land with no intention of honoring her agreement to become the mail-0rder bride of a rugged arizona rancher. but Lucas Holt needs a wife-any wife-if his plan to destroy his most hated enemy is to succeed. And this gullible eastern lady would do quite nicely. However, their separate schemes to use one another are complicated by raw, aching passion. For Lucas's beautiful, unsuspecting pawn was not supposed to be so irresistibly alluring. And freedom-loving sharisse never dreamed she could ever desire one man so much.
Fleeing an arranged New York society marriage, headstrong heiress Sharisse Hammond heads west-never intending to honor her agreement to become a rugged Arizona rancher's mail-order bride.
Lucas Holt needs a wife-any wife-in his scheme to destroy his most hated ememy. and the gullible miss from back East would do qite nicely. But raw, aching passion complicates their separate plans to use one another. For Lucas never expected his pawn to be so ravishingly beautiful. and Sharisse never dreamed she could desire one man so much.
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This was an excellent read, I couldn't put the book down!!!
Lucas Holt needs a wife-any wife-in his scheme to destroy his most hated ememy. and the gullible miss from back East would do qite nicely. But raw, aching passion complicates their separate plans to use one another. For Lucas never expected his pawn to be so ravishingly beautiful. and Sharisse never dreamed she could desire one man so much.
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This was an excellent read, I couldn't put the book down!!!
This is a 1985 edition so the pages are discolored and signs of wear. I throughly enjoyed this book and did not stop reading until I finished.
Publisher's Note
Headstrong heiress Sharisse Hammond wants no part of the New York society marriage that has been arranged for her. So she heads west across a vast and dangerous land -- with no intention of honoring her agreement to become the mail-order bride of a rugged Arizona rancher.
But Lucas Holt needs a wife -- any wife -- if his plan to destroy his most hated enemy is to succeed. And this gullible Eastern lady would do quite nicely. However, their separate schemes to use one another are complicated by raw, aching passion. For Lucas's beautiful, unsuspecting pawn was not supposed to be so irresistible alluring. And freedom-loving Sharisse never dreamed she could ever desire one man so much.
Headstrong heiress Sharisse Hammond wants no part of the New York society marriage that has been arranged for her. So she heads west across a vast and dangerous land -- with no intention of honoring her agreement to become the mail-order bride of a rugged Arizona rancher.
But Lucas Holt needs a wife -- any wife -- if his plan to destroy his most hated enemy is to succeed. And this gullible Eastern lady would do quite nicely. However, their separate schemes to use one another are complicated by raw, aching passion. For Lucas's beautiful, unsuspecting pawn was not supposed to be so irresistible alluring. And freedom-loving Sharisse never dreamed she could ever desire one man so much.
Loved the story especially the twist at the end. Quite a surprise.
The author deserves a minimum of 4 stars for originality; what the reader sees is not necessarily the truth. What is really going on is not revealed until the last few pages. I thought the author was clever and wrote a very interesting book; it was hard to put the novel down.
Sharisse Hammond and Lucas Holt decide to use each other; each needed some temporary help with a situation each was facing. That would have been fine if each had been honest with each other and mutually agreed to help the other. However, they each lied. That still would have been ok except that they developed feelings for each other and things got complicated. This is not a story that can quickly be summarized in a few sentences -- or a few paragraphs.
I'm glad that I read the book but must admit that I had to think about things at the conclusion. Had I been tricked? When I thought about it, I realized that the plot worked for me. I must admit that I thought the end was rushed.
Sharisse Hammond and Lucas Holt decide to use each other; each needed some temporary help with a situation each was facing. That would have been fine if each had been honest with each other and mutually agreed to help the other. However, they each lied. That still would have been ok except that they developed feelings for each other and things got complicated. This is not a story that can quickly be summarized in a few sentences -- or a few paragraphs.
I'm glad that I read the book but must admit that I had to think about things at the conclusion. Had I been tricked? When I thought about it, I realized that the plot worked for me. I must admit that I thought the end was rushed.
Fleeing an arranged New York society marriage,headstrong heiress Sharisse Hammond heads west-never intending to honor her agreement to become a rugged Arizona rancher's mail-order bride.
